earmark

¹ear·mark

noun \ˈir-ˌmärk\

Definition of EARMARK

1

: a mark of identification on the ear of an animal

2

: a distinguishing mark <all the earmarks of poverty>

3

: a provision in Congressional legislation that allocates a specified amount of money for a specific project, program, or organization

First Known Use of EARMARK

15th century

Rhymes with EARMARK

aardvark, airpark, anarch, autarch, ballpark, benchmark, birthmark, blue shark, bookmark, check mark, chop mark, debark, demark, Denmark, D-mark, embark, endarch, exarch, footmark, futhark, Graustark, hallmark, hash mark, horned lark, ironbark, landmark, Lamarck, monarch, Petrarch, pitch-dark, Plutarch, pockmark, postmark, pressmark, pugmark, reichsmark, remark, remarque, Remarque, ringbark, seamark, shagbark, sitzmark, skylark, soapbark, space mark, stress mark, tanbark, tetrarch, theme park, tidemark, titlark, touchmark, trademark, whale shark